Lack of Communication

100 schools in New York City report that their principal does not “encourage open communication on important school issues.”

Trailing all, not a single teacher responding to the survey at Bushwick Ascend Charter School agreed that their principal encourages communication. Foundations Academy high school in Brooklyn, where no one trusts the principal, no surprise that over 80% doesn’t think the principal communicates openly, either. Over 80% of the teachers CS102 in District 12 in the Bronx (also topping the no trust list) and the Urban Assembly Unison middle school in Brooklyn (what? the Unison School?) also claim their principals don’t encourage open communication.

The other 100+ are scattered across the city – all levels, almost all districts. The full list follows.

Now, I don’t place much stock in these surveys. The flip, all positive answers from a school, are iffier – as the principal could have watched teachers fill the surverys out. But the norm is mostly positive responses. So such a large number negative on any one question raises questions.

(Note, I created a “score” by weighting the responses A, B, C, D and converting to a number. I’ve used 0 – 100 this time, instead of 0 – 10.)

D

B

#

School Name

School Type

1e. The principal at my school encourages open communication on important school issues.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Percent Negative

Score (100 best, 0 worst)

84

K

793

Bushwick Ascend Charter School

ECC

0%

0%

33%

67%

100%

11

13

K

351

The Urban Assembly Unison School

MS

0%

17%

67%

17%

84%

34

12

X

102

P.S. 102 Joseph O. Loretan

ES

0%

17%

67%

17%

84%

34

14

K

322

Foundations Academy

HS

0%

17%

33%

50%

83%

22

30

Q

127

P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magne

ES/MS

8%

14%

20%

59%

79%

24

1

M

509

Marta Valle High School

HS

17%

6%

17%

61%

78%

27

6

M

192

P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff

ES

0%

23%

64%

14%

78%

37

9

X

132

P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan

ES

14%

9%

23%

54%

77%

28

3

M

402

THE URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GREEN CAREERS

HS

0%

24%

32%

44%

76%

27

10

X

95

P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher

ES/MS

2%

22%

34%

41%

75%

28

75

K

141

P.S. K141

D75

9%

17%

28%

47%

75%

30

15

K

463

Secondary School for Journalism

MS/HS

5%

20%

35%

40%

75%

30

21

K

690

Brooklyn Studio Secondary School

MS/HS

3%

24%

29%

45%

74%

29

19

K

510

World Academy for Total Community Health High School

HS

0%

29%

33%

38%

71%

30

30

Q

151

P.S. 151 Mary D. Carter

ES

11%

18%

25%

46%

71%

31

2

M

414

N.Y.C. Museum School

HS

29%

0%

7%

64%

71%

31

24

Q

293

Civic Leadership Academy

HS

14%

14%

57%

14%

71%

42

1

M

539

New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School

ES/MS/HS

7%

22%

25%

45%

70%

30

19

K

213

P.S. 213 New Lots

ES

8%

23%

31%

38%

69%

34

10

X

91

P.S. 091 Bronx

ES

10%

23%

23%

45%

68%

33

20

K

205

P.S. 205 Clarion

ES

11%

20%

33%

35%

68%

35

18

K

279

P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber

ES

6%

26%

42%

26%

68%

37

25

Q

165

P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum

ES

2%

32%

25%

42%

67%

32

30

Q

555

Newcomers High School

HS

7%

27%

36%

31%

67%

37

28

Q

896

Young Women’s Leadership School, Queens

MS/HS

10%

23%

37%

30%

67%

38

5

M

175

P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet

ES

4%

30%

57%

9%

66%

43

27

Q

260

Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School

HS

10%

24%

52%

14%

66%

43

75

M

79

P.S. M079 – Horan School

D75

18%

18%

12%

52%

64%

34

17

K

22

P.S. 022

ES

13%

25%

13%

50%

63%

34

10

X

254

I.S. 254

MS

3%

33%

50%

13%

63%

42

2

M

439

Manhattan Village Academy

HS

14%

24%

5%

57%

62%

32

31

R

30

P.S. 030 Westerleigh

ES

19%

19%

29%

33%

62%

41

26

Q

172

Irwin Altman Middle School 172

MS

17%

21%

34%

28%

62%

42

17

K

181

P.S. 181 Brooklyn

ES/MS

8%

31%

24%

37%

61%

37

19

K

149

P.S. 149 Danny Kaye

ES

8%

31%

28%

33%

61%

38

4

M

497

Central Park East I

ES

15%

23%

38%

23%

61%

43

24

Q

296

Pan American International High School

HS

8%

32%

20%

40%

60%

36

32

K

151

P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson

ES

4%

36%

40%

20%

60%

41

30

Q

152

P.S. 152 Gwendoline N. Alleyne School

ES

3%

37%

43%

17%

60%

42

6

M

368

Hamilton Heights School

ES

0%

42%

17%

42%

59%

34

27

Q

215

P.S. 215 Lucretia Mott

ES

29%

12%

24%

35%

59%

45

29

Q

248

Queens Preparatory Academy

HS

27%

14%

27%

32%

59%

45

75

X

12

P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School

D75

24%

18%

41%

18%

59%

50

29

Q

492

Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School

HS

21%

21%

16%

42%

58%

40

84

K

785

Imagine Me Leadership Charter School

ECC

14%

29%

29%

29%

58%

43

31

R

16

P.S. 016 John J. Driscoll

ES

15%

27%

31%

27%

58%

43

27

Q

53

M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo

MS

26%

16%

21%

37%

58%

44

23

K

150

P.S. 150 Christopher

ES

18%

24%

29%

29%

58%

44

29

Q

295

P.S./I.S. 295

ES/MS

17%

24%

41%

17%

58%

47

8

X

367

Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications

MS/HS

26%

16%

32%

26%

58%

47

28

Q

680

Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School

MS/HS

23%

19%

19%

38%

57%

42

10

X

660

Grace Dodge Career and Technical Education High School

HS

26%

16%

18%

39%

57%

43

2

M

1

P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith

ES

11%

32%

32%

25%

57%

43

12

X

44

P.S. 044 David C. Farragut

ES

8%

35%

42%

15%

57%

45

6

M

173

P.S. 173

ES

13%

30%

13%

43%

56%

37

4

M

38

P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente

ES

12%

32%

24%

32%

56%

41

28

Q

139

P.S. 139 Rego Park

ES

4%

40%

43%

13%

56%

45

84

X

491

Academic Leadership Charter School

ES

12%

32%

48%

8%

56%

49

8

X

295

Gateway School for Environmental Research and Technology

HS

25%

19%

50%

6%

56%

54

3

M

241

STEM Institute of Manhattan

ES

0%

44%

22%

33%

55%

37

6

M

326

M.S. 326 – Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow

MS

17%

28%

22%

33%

55%

43

24

Q

110

PS 110

ECC

11%

33%

44%

11%

55%

48

1

M

378

School for Global Leaders

MS

4%

42%

33%

21%

54%

43

8

X

123

J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran

MS

36%

9%

6%

48%

54%

44

84

X

346

South Bronx Classical Charter School

ES

13%

33%

29%

25%

54%

45

31

R

36

P.S. 036 J. C. Drumgoole

ES

16%

30%

33%

21%

54%

47

15

K

462

Secondary School for Law

MS/HS

25%

21%

29%

25%

54%

49

10

X

45

Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45

MS

19%

27%

35%

19%

54%

49

9

X

163

P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg

ES

11%

37%

16%

37%

53%

41

32

K

564

Bushwick Community High School

HST

22%

26%

17%

35%

52%

45

75

K

140

P.S. K140

D75

13%

36%

26%

26%

52%

46

15

K

497

School for International Studies

MS/HS

11%

37%

30%

22%

52%

46

10

X

475

John F. Kennedy High School

HS

17%

31%

17%

34%

51%

43

24

Q

71

P.S. 071 Forest

ES

27%

22%

14%

37%

51%

46

6

M

325

P.S. 325

ES

15%

35%

20%

30%

50%

45

25

Q

29

P.S. 029 Queens

ES

21%

29%

21%

29%

50%

47

27

Q

43

P.S. 043

ES/MS

15%

35%

30%

20%

50%

48

22

K

361

P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School

ECC

13%

38%

34%

16%

50%

50

11

X

142

MS 142 John Philip Sousa

MS

19%

31%

31%

19%

50%

50

26

Q

67

J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur

MS

24%

26%

28%

22%

50%

51

2

M

432

MURRAY HILL ACADEMY

HST

27%

23%

27%

23%

50%

51

31

R

55

P.S. 055 Henry M. Boehm

ES

14%

36%

40%

10%

50%

51

10

X

437

Fordham High School for the Arts

HS

22%

28%

33%

17%

50%

52

13

K

419

Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts